Coffee

[KipperKid]

It seems judging by how far this has gone off topic that the answer to my question is no !

Ok, my favourite way is to take any of the ground coffee that a family member has brought back from an Italian supermarket and prepare it in a Bialetti percolator (made in the seventies, more solid than the ones Bialetti make nowadays). As you can see, I'm no coffee expert.

[jean]

When I am feeling especially nostalgic for my days in Alpini country, I make coffee in one of these:



while singing this.

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[Gordon]

Has anyone noticed that the mains lead of the coffee maker has a significant effect on the flavour?? Any favourites? Well, if it works for audio why not coffee?

[teamsaint]

It seems judging by how far this has gone off topic that the answer to my question is no !

sorry, went OT due to lack of coffee.

[amateur51]

Has anyone noticed that the mains lead of the coffee maker has a significant effect on the flavour?? Any favourites? Well, if it works for audio why not coffee?

[slarty]

I still prefer the traditional german method for morning coffee. Fresh ground Guatemalan or Brasilian mix from Tschibo, in a paper filter in a hand held filter holder then with a kettle of boiling water slowly pour the water into the filter which is standing on a German coffee vacuum Jug. The coffee remains hot for 90 minutes by which time I have drained the Jug (1 liter). This is way better than with any of the high priced coffee machines available here.

[Gordon]

I still prefer the traditional german method for morning coffee. Fresh ground Guatemalan or Brasilian mix from Tschibo, in a paper filter in a hand held filter holder then with a kettle of boiling water slowly pour the water into the filter which is standing on a German coffee vacuum Jug. The coffee remains hot for 90 minutes by which time I have drained the Jug (1 liter). This is way better than with any of the high priced coffee machines available here.

That's the way to do it!! A bit of experimentation with the water temperature helps. Leaving the kettle to cool for a short while after boiling seems to take a bit of bitterness out. Hard water not a good thing either. If the grounds are too fine they clog the paper though!! What fussy creatures we are.

[MrGongGong]

Has anyone noticed that the mains lead of the coffee maker has a significant effect on the flavour?? Any favourites? Well, if it works for audio why not coffee?

Absolutely
I find that this

http://www.russandrews.com/product.asp?lookup=1&region=UK&currency=GBP&pf_id=1559&customer_id=PAA2484079813272WSXJEFRQDHZKWCRL

with this

http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/71462-casa-bugatti-vera-kettle-review

and this

http://www.theloveofcoffee.co.uk/kopi-luwak-civet-cat-coffee-543-p.asp

is the "realistic" combination for a morning brew

[Gordon]

Absolutely
I find that this

http://www.russandrews.com/product.asp?lookup=1®ion=UK¤cy=GBP&pf_id=1559&customer_id=PAA2484079813272WSXJEFRQDHZKWCRL

with this

http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/71462-casa-bugatti-vera-kettle-review

and this

http://www.theloveofcoffee.co.uk/kopi-luwak-civet-cat-coffee-543-p.asp

is the "realistic" combination for a morning brew

Wow!! I've heard of Silver Service but....and ....one serious dude of a kettle that!! And I thought I was being frivolous!! I hesitate to ask, but what does the Civet Cat have to do with the coffee? I'm not sure that I want an answer.

Seriously though, the search for the right coffee flavour is an epic quest worthy of Tolkien and Wagner rolled into one. So many beans, so little time.

[MrGongGong]

Wow!! I've heard of Silver Service but....and ....one serious dude of a kettle that!! And I thought I was being frivolous!! I hesitate to ask, but what does the Civet Cat have to do with the coffee? I'm not sure that I want an answer.

It's what you were thinking

[french frank]

I now start every morning with a cup filtered through one of my old metal filters that I bought in France years ago. I asked all my friends if they remembered these and finally I came upon an octogenarian friend who said between the wars his 'French family' (he's half French) - stuffy bourgeois from what I could gather - considered that to be the way to make coffee. I suspect, like me, they were not real connoisseurs. This makes a light, clean, good tasting cup - miles better than my old filter coffee maker which I no longer use (the espresso is awful and I don't like cappucino).

[Globaltruth]

The bean's the thing!

Get the right bean, the right grind for your device & any shortcomings will be subsumed.

Just finished a batch of Peruvian Tunki Mayo & onto Australian Skybury - both recommended if you like rich, earthy flavours.

[Ferretfancy]

More than 28 cups a week and you will surely die! Or at least face a much greater risk, especially if you are under fifty! Now what I like is a nice cuppa, none of that middle class muck ! ( See various headlines today )

[umslopogaas]

I have just finished a batch of Vietnamese coffee, given to me by a friend whose missus is Vietnamese. I think it was partly or possibly even completely robusta, rather than arabica. To be honest, I didnt particularly like it, but it was OK when mixed with a bit of Colombian arabica. I shall remain loyal to the Colombian, it brings back happy memories of the brief visits I made there to work on coffee pest problems.

[Roehre]

More than 28 cups a week and you will surely die!.....

That's one of my absolute certainties I'm afraid, and even more certain ( ) with my average of some 30 mugs per week